But either way the flaw in it is she proves him right by crashing and injuring herself. A better way would have been for her to do and beat her brothers and still get yelled at saying she didn’t belong. And then there’s the fact she’s playing baseball as well which you can’t do without parental approval. This does not…

My memory may be wrong, but I distinctly remember him saying something like “You shouldn’t be here” and her responding with something like “But you let HIM race!” I know I got the impression he was sexist, but I would have to watch it again for sure. 

Oh, I don’t know, if you’re going to write a scree where you act like the voice of authority despite missing obvious plot points (see the comment about the abusive nature of her dad), then you probably ought to at least take five seconds to make sure you get the lead actress’s name right.

I didn’t read him as worried about her, though, and the implication was her brother was allowed to race but she wasn’t. His tone, demeanor, and words didn’t indicate “I don’t want my child hurt,” but “you don’t belong out here,” and implied due to her gender.

And that’s why I don’t blame the cast or the directors.

B is a very fair grade for the film. It had a job to do and it did it.

But the underlying message, whether intentional or not, is that Brie Larson’s name isn’t important enough to take two seconds to Google to make sure you get it right. This is important because in a world where you can get fired for overt sexism like slapping a woman’s butt or calling her a bitch, many men channel…

He misspelled it twice, and I wanted to include both instances, which I bolded for your reading ease. You’re welcome. :)

I agree that Brie Larson was great.

Except that the implication was that he didn’t want her doing activities where she could get hurt *because* she was a girl. It’s not just that his kid got hurt, it’s that she got hurt while doing boy things.

I think there was definitely a better movie in a script with a stronger political allegory, but if I’m being honest, I’m still happy with the movie we got. It could’ve been more, but I liked it a whole bunch.

And that’s why I don’t blame the cast or the directors

There’s a club that wants names spelled right, Angrier Meek. It’s called everybody.

You’ve pretty much summed up my feelings with it too. Fury was great, Mendelson was amazing, and I liked they managed to fit Mar-Vell in in a way that maintained a kind of thematic link with the original without overshadowing Carol.

Counterpoint: Larson was great. She reminded me of Air Force people I’ve known: all business, distant, with a “I know something you don’t” sense of humor. Sam Jackson is just... Sam Jackson, in every movie and every role he’s ever been in.

Dammit AG, this isn’t the spoiler reactions thread :P.

No, but what they show doesn’t say “dick” as “baseline appropriate parenting.” Who wouldn’t be upset if they saw their child walking bloodied from a wreck? If they’d revealed that she’d joined the Air Force because her father refused to pay, saving the money for her younger brother, you’d have something. That was…

It wasn’t even an accident! =D

Yup. Exactly. She is not a hero because of others. She was not even a hero because she was in the military (a pet peeve of mine). She was a test pilot who saw the chance to save lives and took it.

I did really like the way they handled this. As you say, it emphasizes that Carol’s heroism is intentional. It’s not inherited or thrust upon her, because she was already a hero; rather, it flows from her heroism, in the same way that Captain America’s powers flow from his.